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" Moreton Bay Ash (Cabbage Gum with tessellated bark at base of trunk)." 

 Burrundie (an inland district) north of Pine Creek (Dr. H. I. Jensen No. 352). With 

 large corymbos a -like fruits, nearly as large as those of No. 449, but with longer pedicels. 

 Leaves of medium size, sharply tapering to both ends, and with long pedicels. They 

 are strongly reminiscent of Kurrajong leaves. 



" Moreton Bay Ash." Rapid Creek near Darwin (near coast) (Dr. H. I. Jensen 

 No. 353). Leaves similar to No. 352 or narrower and more lanceolate. Fruits of the 

 ordinary grandifolia type. See figure No. 3, Plate 154, representing Stapleton No. 447. 



Following is Dr. Jensen's group (6), and he says Nos. 350, 351, 355 and 356 are 

 typical of that group. (6), he says, is locally known as " Bastard Bloodwood or Cabbage 

 Gum," rough bark all or most of the way up, irregularly furrowed and not sensibly 

 marked into squares or even-sized scales. Leaves stalked, broad, generally somewhat 

 twisted. Timber inferior." 



We want further evidence to see if (a) and (b) are conspecific. 



" Medium sized to large trees on fiats; smallish on hills. Bark ranges from the 

 Moreton Bay Ash type to entirely rough like Bloodwood, or again quite smooth, white 

 over entire stem on flats. Without curly character of leaf or shape and characteristics 

 of seed capsules changing. The tree when it has rough bark half way up stem is known 

 as Moreton Bay Ash. The other forms are known as Cabbage Gum. Large tree, 

 dense foliage." Near type, Burrundie (Dr. Jensen No. 350). 



" Cabbage Gum. Rough bark three parts up stem." Leaves near type, but 

 one leaf as narrow as those of E. papuana. Pine Creek, terminus of the railway, an 

 inland district (Dr. H. I. Jensen No. 351). 



" Cabbage Gum." Somewhat crooked-limbed, scraggy trees, height 30 feet, 

 up to 12 inches in diameter, with rough bark, like that of Bastard Bloodwood (E. 

 Foelschiana) half-way up stem, white smooth bark on branches. Leaves twisted 

 and elongate." Not very far from type. Pine Creek (Dr. Jensen No. 355). 



" Cabbage Gum." " Rough bark three-quarters of way up stem and in some 

 trees up to branches, not distinctly marked into squares; more like Bloodwood" [E. 

 Foelschiana (?)] Pine Creek (Dr. Jensen No. 356). Very similar to No. 355. 



Powell's Creek, Telegraph Station in 18 deg. S. lat., Newcastle (Prof. Baldwin 

 Spencer). 



" Small tree. Trunk rough up to first branches ; upper branches smooth, 

 whitish with few greyish blotches." Growing in front of Mines Office, Darwin (Dr. 

 Jensen No. 364). Narrow lanceolate leaves, not very dissimilar to those of E. papuana, 

 but the profuse compound umbelliferous inflorescence (of which the specimen mainly 

 consists) is very different. There is some variation in the leaves of this tree. 



Dr. Jensen (a few months after he had left the Territory), wrote that " We have 

 E. grandifolia in its two forms in the Territory, but no E. tesselaris or its variety." By 

 the variety E. papuana is meant (J.H.M.). I have already referred to his forms (a) 

 and (b). 



